It's also worth of noting Portal de l'Àngel is one of
Barcelona's most expensive areas, with rents as high as an average
price of 180€ per square meter in 2005, which made it Spain's second most expensive street only after
Calle Preciados in Madrid.
Barcelona's gas company Gas Natural's headquarters recently moved
from Portal de l'Àngel to a newly built skyscraper on Carrer de Salvat Papasseit in
La Barceloneta.

There is a large El Corte Inglés department store in
this street, just opposite to a building that has a giant
thermometer in its façade. It's also home to other international
shopping brands, such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Benetton.